Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Court may make
rules of court.
(2)
Subsection (1) is in addition to any other enactment that requires or
permits rules of court to be made by the Court.
(3) The rules of court
are to be made by the Chief Magistrate and at least 3 other magistrates one of
whom is to be a Deputy Chief Magistrate if a person is appointed to that
office.
(4) The rules of
court —
(a) must
be published in the Gazette ;
(b) take
effect from the date of publication or from any later date or dates that are
specified in the rules; and
(c) must
be laid before each House of Parliament within 6 sitting days of the
House next following the publication of the rules.
(5) If either House of
Parliament passes a resolution, of which notice has been given at any time
within 6 sitting days after the rules have been laid before it, disallowing
the whole or a part of a rule, the rule or the part of it disallowed ceases to
have effect.
(6) If the whole or a
part of a rule is disallowed, the validity of any proceedings taken or of
anything done under the rule or the part of it in the meantime is not
affected.
(7) If such a
resolution is passed, notice of the fact must be published in the Gazette as
soon as practicable.